The heat index, a measure of what the temperature feels like accounting for humidity, was forecast to reach the ‘danger’ level of 42 degrees Celsius or higher in at least 30 cities and municipalities on Wednesday.

The US Senate approved billions in aid for Israel, which is locked in a war with Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.

Usada calls World Anti-Doping Agency’s inaction a ‘failure’ of the system, wants an independent prosecutor appointed to review the case.

Drowning under the weight of mass tourism, the historic Italian city will begin levying the entry fee on busy days in the hope of persuading day trippers to come during quieter periods.

Greg Norman says he spoke to one ‘top, top PGA player’ but they decided not to join; also says he is open to Jon Rahm’s 72-hole suggestion.

Student protests in the US over the war in Gaza have intensified and expanded over the past week. Police have been called in to several campuses to arrest demonstrators.

The move comes as Kyiv faces manpower shortages in the fighting against Russia, and is tied to a new law that includes tougher penalties against draft dodgers.

The baby girl survived after she was delivered by caesarean section as her mother, Sabreen al-Sakani, was fatally wounded from an Israel air strike.

The photo’s release comes after a furore last month surrounding a Mother’s Day photograph of Kate and her three children that leading news agencies, withdrew because it had been digitally altered.

On Monday, the Palestinian territory’s Civil Defence agency said health workers had uncovered more than 200 bodies of people killed and buried at Nasser hospital, which was besieged by Israeli troops last month.

Last autumn, Azerbaijan recaptured the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region from Armenian separatists that effectively ended a three-decade stand-off between the neighbours over control of the mountainous region.

Classes at Columbia University were shifted online on Monday as protests over the Israel-Gaza war heightened tensions on US campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University.

The centre aims to one day bring the revolutionary, eco-friendly form of transport to the masses.

Since Hamas’ unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in Gaza, there have been near-daily cross-border exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

The 40-year-old proved he has auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), a rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol, but no symptoms of intoxication.

TikTok last week failed to submit to the commission a risk assessment for its spin-off app by an April 18 deadline, and now has to do so by Tuesday.

Manasseh Sogavare’s Our Party has won 12 seats with six contests still in play, well short of a majority in the 50-seat parliament.

Three German nationals were arrested and two men in Britain were charged.

Sport was rocked when revelations were made that 23 participants tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) but foreign ministry hit back.

Hossein Vafaei loses first-round clash 10-5 to Judd Trump and lashes out at the conditions, says he feels ‘like I’m practising in a garage’.

The nation’s politics is dominated by older men, and many young people are struggling to get by.

Roger, an eight-year-old Labrador, has been helpful in searching for survivors and victims after the magnitude-7.4 quake that struck the island.

Attack by ‘outlaw elements’ in Iraq was the first major one against coalition forces in several weeks.

The overnight strikes on Rafah city killed 22 people, most of them children, with one of the victims only 18 months old.

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir sets a new women’s-only mark of 2 hrs, 16 mins and 16 secs, while Alexander Mutiso Munyao pulls away to beat Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele.

Mali is ill-equipped to cope with heatwaves and frequently suffers from electricity cuts, making it difficult to rely on fans or air conditioners.

Voters backed President Mohamed Muizzu‘s tilt towards China and away from traditional benefactor India, with his party winning 66 of the first 86 seats declared on Monday.

The killings have stunned many Australians, who are largely unaccustomed to such violent crime: ‘I feel like this has burst Australia’s bubble a bit’.

World champion finishes 13.7 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez third.

Islamist bombers hit three churches and three hotels in 2019, killing more than 279 people, but grieving families say they are still awaiting justice.